Brassiere for bathing suits



`A. J. BARNETT March `'l 1, '1 930.

` BRAssIRE FOR BATHING SUITS Filed June 28, 1928 made of knitted material and is elastic trans- Patented Mar. 11, 1930 ARTHUR J'. BARNETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

CO., OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

AssIeNon' 'ro THE WORCESTER KNITTING A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS BRASSIRE non BATHING sU'ITs Application led June 28,

This invention relates -to a bathing suit. The, principal object thereof is to provide it withy a convenientform of brassire Also tov provide a brassire in two pieces which may be connected together or not and to pro vide each of these pieces in aform in which it is attached at the top and bottom so that it will stay in place and cannot slip down in iront, to locate the attachment at the top at a point well above the usual brassire andalso at the bottom at a point below it, and more specifically to connect it with the shoulder strap at the top and the Waist'line at the-bottom, and to provide a construction which will not slip down in front and will not be visible in the front of the snit.

-Uther objects and advantages ot the invention will appear hereinai'te.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which lFig. l is a front view of a bathing suit constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear View oi the trent ot the bathing snit irom the inside, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Bathing suits have been provided with brassires heretofore which have been made in imitation of the ordinary brassire and consequently had to befastened at the sides under the arms. rl`hisdid. not provide for keeping them in place or else they had to be secured to the body of the suit which might showen the front. ln this invention the front of the bathing suit as shown in Fig. '1 gives no indication of the presence oi a brassire and, as will be seen, after long wear it will not show in the front in any way.'

Referring particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that the bathing suit which is.

shape. These two pieces are entirely separate but I havershown them as connected at one point by a knitted., and therefore transversely 1928. Serial No. 288,888.

ner adjacent edges.

These two pieces 10 are secured to the bathing suit at the top' and bottom. The method of securing them at the top is shown as in the form of the hemming seams on the front and near the edges of the shoulder straps and extending ,at the front down to the horizontal portion'ot the neck part of the garmentand at the rear to a point under the arms. It

will be seen therefore that they are thorough-` sire move apart with it and' whether they are connected at the center or not, they do not materially restrict the action oi the wearer in putting the garment on or in bendingover or twisting. The two parts always come back t-o the proper position and are always in place to perform the desired function. At the'sanic time they are securely fastened at both top and bottom and receive the entire support along a substantially vertical line. They are more comfortable for the wearer and leave the bathing suit in suitable condition of clase ticity lfor wear and no important strain is put upon them when the snit is put on or taken ed.

The two parte of the'brassireare free from the material of which the bathing suit is formed at all points within the outline oi' the same, being fastened only around the edges and at the single point near the waist elastic, piece of material 14 sewed'to the inL and yet they are firmly secured in place 4 stated. lhere is no danger ot' their slipping v down out ot place or getting into a. position in which they are visible Jfrom the iront.

Although l haveillustrated and described only one form of the invention l am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope ofthe invention as ex ressed in the claims. Therefore, I

do not wish to be limited to all the detalls of construction herein shown, but what I do 5 claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a bathing suit having a waist portion provided with shoulder straps and a nether portion and. a brassire connected with the waist portion at the top and bottom to insure that any strain applied to the brassire will be along substantially vertical lines.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bathing suit formed of knitted material comprising a waist portion having shoulder straps and a nether portion and provided with a bust supporter consisting of two separate pieces of non-elastic fabric each one independently secured to the waist portion at the shoulder 2o Straps and at the waist line'only.

3. As an article of manufacture, a bathing suit having a brassire secured at its top to the shoulder portion of the suit and at its bottom to the waist region of the suit and free from the material` and located inside of the bathing suit at all intermediate points. 4. As an articlewof manufacture, a bathing 'suit supplied with a brassire attached to the bathing suit along thehemmed edges of the shoulder straps and at a point near the waist line and having two central vertical seams at the. top and bottom respectively to make the same concave to provide fullness in the area between the said seams.

yIn testimony whereof Ihave hereunto affixed my signature.

' y ARTHUR J. BARNETT. 

